<![CDATA[MITH's Vintage Computers]]> https://mith.umd.edu/vintage-computers/items/browse/tag/drive?output=rss2 Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:37:26 -0400 walker.sampson@gmail.com (MITH's Vintage Computers) Zend_Feed http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss <![CDATA[Commodore 1581 Disk Drive]]> https://mith.umd.edu/vintage-computers/items/show/86/

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Title

Commodore 1581 Disk Drive

Subject

Data disk drives
Commodore 128 (Computer)
Commodore computers

Description

This is a 3 ½-inch double sided, double density floppy disk drive for Commodore systems.

It can format disks with 800 KB capacity using a custom MFM encoding.

Creator

Commodore Business Machines

Publisher

Commodore Business Machines

Date Available

1987/

Has Part

MOS 6502 Microprocessor
Commodore DOS 10.0
Commodore 1571 External Power Supply

Medium

Plastic

Type

Physical Object

Data Disk Drive Item Type Metadata

Serial Number

HB 016112

Model Number

1581

Part Number

255068-03

FCC ID

BR98YV 1581

External Connections

4-Pin Power Connector
6-Pin Interface Connector
6-Pin Serial Connector
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Title

1571 Commodore Drive

Subject

Data disk drives

Description

This is the internal 5¼-inch floppy disk drive for the Commodore 128D. It is able to read a double-sided, double-density disk without any need to flip the disk over.

Disks used in such a fashion could hold up 340 KB of data.

Creator

Commodore Business Machines

Date Available

1985/

Is Part Of

Commodore 128D

Type

Physical Object

Data Disk Drive Item Type Metadata

Miscellaneous

The drive performs both GCR and MFM encodings, and could read the following CP/M formats:

IBM PC CP/M-86
Osborne 1
Epson QX10
Kaypro II, IV
CBM CP/M FORMAT SS
CBM CP/M FORMAT DS
]]> Thu, 05 Aug 2010 15:11:02 -0400 <![CDATA[Internal 5¼-inch Floppy Disk Drives]]> https://mith.umd.edu/vintage-computers/items/show/64/

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Title

Internal 5¼-inch Floppy Disk Drives

Subject

Data disk drives

Description

The two internal, single sided 5¼-inch floppy disk drives for the Osborne 1, located on the left and right sides of the CRT display.

Osborne advertised the drives as holding 102 KB each.

Creator

Osborne Computer Corporation

Is Part Of

Osborne 1

Type

Physical Object
]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 15:54:12 -0400 <![CDATA[Internal 5¼-inch Floppy Disk Drive]]> https://mith.umd.edu/vintage-computers/items/show/63/

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Title

Internal 5¼-inch Floppy Disk Drive

Subject

Data disk drives

Description

The internal 5¼-inch drive for the Apple IIc. The drive reads 140 KB, single sided disks.

Creator

Apple Computer, Inc.

Is Part Of

Apple IIc Computer

Medium

Plastic
Silicon

Type

Physical Object
]]> Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:44:43 -0400 <![CDATA[Disk II Drives]]> https://mith.umd.edu/vintage-computers/items/show/17/

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Title

Disk II Drives

Subject

Apple computer
Floppy disks
Data disk drives

Description

The two full-height 5¼-inch floppy disk drives of the Disk II Drive Subsystem. These are early models manufactured by Shugart Drives.

Creator

Apple Computer, Inc.

Publisher

Shugart Drives

Medium

Steel

Type

Physical Object

Data Disk Drive Item Type Metadata

Serial Number

1114990

Model Number

A2M0003

FCC ID

BCG9GRDISK2

External Connections

(2) 20-Pin Ribbon Cable
]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:40:19 -0400 <![CDATA[Disk II Drive Subsystem]]> https://mith.umd.edu/vintage-computers/items/show/16/

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Title

Disk II Drive Subsystem

Alternative Title

Disk ][ Drive

Subject

Apple computer
Floppy disks
Data disk drives

Description

The 5¼-inch floppy disk drive subsystem includes the disk drives and interface card installed in the computer. The drives were designed by Steve Wozniak. The drives read single-sided disks.

The interface card contains the Apple DOS 3.3 software, and is equipped to read and write 140 KB floppy disks.

Creator

Apple Computer, Inc.

Publisher

Apple Computer, Inc.

Type

Physical Object
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